In a village associated with Knights Hospitallers, Wartime Spies and Craft Distillers, a Uniquely British Snowdrop Walk will take place on Sunday 15th February.
The farming village of Harrington is home to less than 100 people, yet has a fascinating history which you can discover on this selfguided snowdrop walk. Starting from the 200 year former school, which is today’s Village Hall, you will be able to enjoy Harrington at its most picturesque; the stone cottages are beautifully fronted by banks of snowdrops and aconites at this time of year. Walk along the high to the secluded Church Walk, which is carpeted in snowdrops, to the 13th Century church where you will be able to see the 17th Century Vamping Horn, one of only eight in the country. You will be able to walk back past the well known Tollemache Arms, with its glorious new thatch, before visiting the site of the Falls, a scheduled ancient monument. Access to the Falls is by kind permission of the Warner family; Falls Farm today houses the artisan Warner Edwards gin distillery, which will also be open for you to visit.
Walking further through the village there are views over towards the airfield and museums, which although closed until Easter are another site well worth visiting in the future, returning back to the Village Hall where local residents will be on hand to describe the historic importance of the airfield and the Carpet Baggers . Also at the top end of the village you will be able to see the red chestnut planted in 1913 when the Desborough Cooperative Society became owners of Harrington. From mentions in the Domesday Book in 1086, through wartime and cold war roles to the modern businesses operating in Harrington today, this snowdrop walk will provide you with a fascinating insight into rural Northamptonshire. If that wasn’t enough, tea and homemade cakes will be served in the Village Hall at the end of the walk.
The walk will take place from 1pm – 4pm on Sunday 15th February, there is a small charge for the information pack and map.
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